Article reviewed by Phoebe Lostroh, PhD from Colorado College. Stay up to date on the latest science with Brush Up Summaries. Louis Pasteur prepared the first liquid bacterial culture medium in 1860, ...

Scientists assess bacterial growth trajectories to better predict infectious capacity and the conditions that aid proliferation. This article explores the key factors that influence bacterial ...

The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally, is the first single-celled organism ever observed ...

The researchers analysed the DNA of microorganisms in stool samples, and evaluated the data using bioinformatics tools. Credit: Anna Schroll, Leibniz-HKI The researchers analysed the DNA of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The article concerns the growth of biofilms made by chemotactical bacteria within a saturated porous media. The increase of a biomass on the ...

Potentially dangerous staphylococci compete with other bacteria for biotin in the human nasal cavity. This could offer a new ...

The group of bacteria called Enterobacteriaceae, including Klebsiella pneumoniae, Shigella, E.coli and others, is present at low levels as part of a healthy human gut microbiome. But at high levels - ...

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for successfully encapsulating bacteria that can then be stored and applied to plants to improve plant growth and protect against pests and pathogens. The ...